Comments on: Autumn Traditions: Zozobra

By: John Wolfe

John Wolfe — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:22:14 +0000

Jayson,

So, are you actually thinking of burning your prop too? Please, let me know if you do. I’d love to see it and feature it in the blog as a related post to Zozobra. Thanks for checking out this entry and I’m glad you liked it.

By: Jayson

Jayson — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:23:08 +0000

WOW! I don’t know why I’ve never heard of this before. That is just amazing!

I love oversized props, and that is the grand daddy of them all. Hmmm…now, how do I reproduce this for my haunt? On a slightly smaller scale of course.

By: Dixie

Dixie — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:51:09 +0000

Holy moly, that is just incredible.

By: John Wolfe

John Wolfe — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:56:00 +0000

Thanks, Goldie, glad you enjoyed it. It’s funny that I’ve lived in New Mexico for eighteen years now and have yet to attend. After seeing these videos and getting feedback from yourself and autumnforest, I’m definitely interested in attending next year. I’ve been wanting to document more of the fall season in NM, including the events that are held, so I’ll be sure and take the camera.

By: Goldie

Goldie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:39:32 +0000

John, wow, this was so incredible to watch. You absolutely must go next year, maybe bring your Mom along. This is to fantastic to miss when it’s so close to you my friend! In the first video I love how the grunts and moaning seemed live time, like it was really happening to him. Even his movements made him seem real prior to the burning. Now John, how would you like to be a part of THAT PROP building He reminded me of the Rose Parade in that the floats we see all covered in an assortment of flowers took one full year to design and create. Just like Zozobra. I’m really glad you found this because I had no idea that such a celebration took place. Festivals on a grand scale like this are always fun to attend. If you do go, be sure to take your camera so you can share the footage with those of us who don’t live in New Mexico.

By: John Wolfe

John Wolfe — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:55:44 +0000

Oh yeah, Stonehenge has always been a place I would love to visit too! Zozobra’s a great idea for a road trip! I definitely should plan on heading to Santa Fe next year. It already came and went this year, but I was so busy working on props that I barely noticed.

By: autumnforest

autumnforest — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:33:20 +0000

I’ve never heard of that! I think I’d like to make a special trip just for that! I dream of being part of a huge event like solstice at Stonehenge, or gigantic drum circles in Sedona. This looks like something I would invent if I had a huge property and a lot of open-minded friends! You really need to go to it some time and film for us! Thanks for sharing this!